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This article assumes a gnome 2.26 or Ubuntu Jaunty for this to function. The write-up is useless for windows users, as they've WINDOWS key automobile configured for them by windows.
I was wondering if we could use the WINDOWS key in Ubuntu and was discussing with my friend. We both thought of configuring it in our Ubuntu box. Here is how we did it.
In Ubuntu or GNU/Linux terminology WINDOWS crucial is called super essential or considered as Mod4 essential. The default layout does not assume, the keyboard has a WINDOWS key.
We need to tell the keyboard layout to consider WINDOWS important is Mod4 essential. So there are two steps
Step 1: configuring WINDOWS key in keyboard layout
Substeps in text and image
Open the following gnome menus and perform actions in order
System --> Preferences --> Keyboard --> See the below image --> Select Layouts tab from the keyboard dialog --> Click Layout Options button --> See the below image --> Expand Alt/Win key behaviour node--> See the below image --> Select from the radio group "Super is mapped to
windows key" See the below image
Step two: configuring keyboard shortcut
This is simple. Open System --> Preferences --> Keyboard Shortcuts
See the below image
Now select any action for which we need to apply shortcut from the opened dialog. Press windows essential along with any combination to set a new windows essential shortcut. For example, I configured Windows + L for locking my screen which will be shown as Mod4 + L and Windows + D for show desktop which will be shown as Mod4 + D. See the below screenshot
And that is it. Close the dialog,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus, now we can enjoy the unused WINDOWS essential in Ubuntu (if you have windows,
Microsoft Office 2007 Standard, you will already know how to use Windows + L to lock,
Windows 7 Ultimate 64, Windows + D to bring desktop,
Microsoft Office Professional, Windows + E to bring explorer ... all of which you can configure)
Hope this is an enjoyable read